EXHIBIT 99.1
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In  connection  with  the  Annual  Report of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (the
"Company")  on  Form  10-K for the year ended April 28, 2002, as filed with the
Securities  and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Annual Report"),
I,  Bernard Goldstein, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant
to  18  U.S.C.  Section  1350,  as  adopted  pursuant  to  Section  906  of  the
Sarbanes-Oxley  Act  of  2002,  that:

(1)     The  Annual Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934;  and

(2)     The  information  contained  in the Annual Report fairly presents, in
all  material  respects, the financial condition and results of operation of the
Company.

/s/  Bernard  Goldstein
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Bernard  Goldstein
Chief  Executive  Officer
December  23,  2002